> Second, while a state may regulate misleading commercial speech, the term “engineer,” standing alone, is neither actually nor inherently misleading.
IANAL but they only ruled on the general use of "engineer" because they found Oregon's statute overly broad on First amendment grounds. "Professional engineer" is still protected, just like it is in Canada. In the US I'm careful to write "engineering professional" as an electrical engineer if I need the phrase.
> Second, while a state may regulate misleading commercial speech, the term “engineer,” standing alone, is neither actually nor inherently misleading.
IANAL but they only ruled on the general use of "engineer" because they found Oregon's statute overly broad on First amendment grounds. "Professional engineer" is still protected, just like it is in Canada. In the US I'm careful to write "engineering professional" as an electrical engineer if I need the phrase.